Proverbs 19:18:2Prov.19.18.W2TAB
בִּ֭נְךָ
binkha
“your son”
- Transliteration
- BIN-kha
- Extended
- BIHN-khaa
- IPA
- /ˈbin.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your son
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BIN-kha
- clause
yas-SER BIN-kha KI-YESH tik-VA
- sentence
yas-SER BIN-kha KI-YESH tik-VA ve-EL-ha-mi-TO AL-ti-SA naf-she-KHA
Exegesis
The direct object binkha {בִּ֭נְךָ | bin’kha} ‘your son’ underlines familial duty.
In context — Proverbs 19:18
Discipline your son while there is hope, and do not let your soul desire his death.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 19:18, so the Hebrew word בִּ֭נְךָ (binkha) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.19.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.18.W2.S1) and character.